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Kicking back in Kilis en route to Syria

Most people traveling overland from Turkey to Syria head straight for Antakya to cross the border. The most obvious place to start one's wanderings is the square in front of the Canbolat Paşa Tekke Cami, just off Cumhuriyet...

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Forecast Turkey, weather Turkey, meteo Turkey

Weather Turkey, Ankara weather, weather weekend forecast season, the weather in the mountains, the weather on the coast, the weather on the beach, sea water temperature, weather in the capital, the weather in the mountains, the...

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2009 not good year for Turkey’s minorities, German report says

Despite high hopes for this year, Turkish religious communities have seen no significant progress in 2009 in resolving long-standing property problems, a recently released report by a Catholic charity titled “Human Rights in...

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Reading Ramadan in Istanbul

This year in Istanbul, the flags on Republic Day seemed extra large. "While Bollywood films have traditionally focused on themes of nationalism, Hindu mythology, and peasant and working-class life, recent films are increasingly...

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ANKARA: Professor Karaosmanoglu: Time For Military To Respect Democracy

PROFESSOR KARAOSMANOGLU: TIME FOR MILITARY TO RESPECT DEMOCRACY Today's Zaman http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-191718-8-professor-karaosmanoglu-time-for-military-to-respect-democracy.html Nov 2 2009 Turkey Ali...

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Six die across country during weekend floods

Six people died during floods caused by heavy rain throughout the country this weekend, with the latest death coming on Monday in the Eruh district of Siirt. One of the teachers, Arif Yaşar (23), drowned in the floodwaters....

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Six killed in floods in Turkey

ANKARA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Floods caused by heavy rains have killed six people in Turkey in the past three days, Turkish media reported Monday. Deluges swept away a minibus in the southeastern province of Siirt, killing a...

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Flooding kills four children in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey -- Four children died on Sunday (November 1st) in floods caused by torrential rains that lashed much of the country for the past three days. A six-month old baby died in the town of Cinarcik in the northwest...

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A/H1N1 flu spreads in Turkey as gov't beefs up precaution

by Xinhua writers Wang Xiuqiong, Zheng Jinfa ANKARA, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Turkey has seen cases of the deadly influenza A/H1N1 surge in the past weeks as the virus spread in the country and prompted the government to take...

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Turkey heightens precautions as swine flu cases exceed 1,000

The number of people in Turkey diagnosed with the H1N1 virus -- popularly known as swine flu -- has nearly doubled in a week and now exceeds 1,000, urging officials to step up measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

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